Blindness in one eye

Causes of Blindness in one eye (Blind in one eye):
See detailed list of causes below.

Blindness in one eye (medical symptom): Inability to see from one eye.

Introduction: Blind in one eye

Blindness in one eye (medical symptom): Any type of vision loss (e.g. blindness, blurred vision, double vision, etc.)
is a symptom of great concern.
Many of the causes are very serious medical conditions.
Certain types of vision changes can be a medical emergency
where delay can lead to loss of sight (e.g. for causes such as glaucoma, eye injury, retinal detachment)
or loss of life (e.g. for causes such as stroke, TIA, etc.).
Even transient or temporary blindness or loss of vision cannot be ignored
because it can
result from serious conditions such as stroke, TIA, hypertension, epilepsy, or
migraine.
Seek immediate professional medical attention for any such symptoms of vision changes.

Causes of Blindness in one eye (Blind in one eye)

The list of medical condition causes of Blindness in one eye (Blind in one eye) includes:

Acute and painless, causes such as haemorrhage into the vitreous, detachment of the retina, occlusion of the retinal artery, occlusion of the retinal vein, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, macular degeneration, migraine

Acute and painful, causes such as an ulcer on the cornea, inflammation of the iris, uveitis, acute angle closure glaucoma, endopthalmitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage, chemical injury

Acute and painless, causes such as haemorrhage into the vitreous, detachment of the retina, occlusion of the retinal artery, occlusion of the retinal vein, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, macular degeneration, migraine

Acute and painful, causes such as an ulcer on the cornea, inflammation of the iris, uveitis, acute angle closure glaucoma, endopthalmitis, subarachnoid haemorrhage, chemical injury

More Symptom Information for Blind in one eye

For a medical symptom description of 'Blind in one eye',
the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms:
Blindness in one eye (symptom).
However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Blind in one eye' may be possible.

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